Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saint-Francois features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1269 mm (49.9 inches) and receives 276 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Saint-Francois enjoys an average of 3925 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Saint-Francois are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saint-Francois experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
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Saint-Francois usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Saint-Francois are January, February and March. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) | 60 (2.4) | 59 (2.3) | 70 (2.7) | 85 (3.4) | 96 (3.8) | 124 (4.9) | 162 (6.4) | 167 (6.6) | 157 (6.2) | 137 (5.4) | 93 (3.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
The sunniest months in Saint-Francois are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Saint-Francois: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 265 | 303 | 347 | 339 | 357 | 333 | 357 | 351 | 314 | 318 | 308 | 326 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 16m | 11h 36m | 12h 2m | 12h 30m | 12h 52m | 13h 4m | 12h 58m | 12h 37m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 21m | 11h 9m |
Saint-Francois experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Saint-Francois UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |